Chief of the Turkish General Staff
The Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces is the chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces. He is appointed by the President of Turkey, who is the commander-in-chief. The position dates to the period of the Government of the Grand National Assembly and the Turkish War of Independence. The post has its own rank insignia, which is the OF-9 rank of the Chief of Staff's personal service branch surrounded by laurel wreaths. In practice, the position has always been held by a Turkish Land Forces officer.
Image: Inonu Ismet
Image: Mareşal Fevzi Çakmak
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Image: Turkse chef Generale staf (Generaal Sunay),, Bestanddeelnr 916 7535 (cropped)
The Turkish Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. The Turkish Armed Forces consist of the Land Forces, the Naval Forces and the Air Forces. The Chief of the General Staff is the Commander of the Armed Forces. In wartime, the Chief of the General Staff acts as the Commander-in-Chief on behalf of the President, who represents the Supreme Military Command of the TAF on behalf of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Coordinating the military relations of the TAF with other NATO member states and friendly states is the responsibility of the General Staff.
Turkish soldiers observing the front during the Korean War
Turkish soldiers guards at the Anıtkabir Mausoleum.
Command center of Turkish Armed Forces General Staff.
Commandos of the Land Forces.